Scariest Places on Earth Quiz

If you love spine-tingling fun, you'll love these eerie locations. How much do you know about the scariest places on Earth?

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Question 1 of 30

What is the Isla de las Munecas?

Island of the Ghouls

Island of the Dolls

Dolls (and their mutilated parts) are strung in trees all over this Mexican island in an attempt to keep evil spirits at bay.

Island of the Dead

Question 2 of 30

Why did the single occupant of the Island of the Dolls begin hanging dolls in the trees?

He didn’t like children.

His baby died of cholera.

He found a dead child.

He found the body of a young girl nearby, prompting him to fear evil spirits, and perhaps wanted to help free her spirit, too.

Question 3 of 30

Where is the Beechworth Lunatic Asylum?

New York State

Germany

Australia

Also known as the Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum, this facility closed in 1995 and was considered haunted.

Question 4 of 30

How many people died in Beechworth Lunatic Asylum during its 120-plus years of operation?

about 300

about 3,000

about 9,000

The sprawling facility housed hundreds of people; it was easy to admit someone but hard to get out; release required signatures from eight authorities.

Question 5 of 30

The remains of how many people may be buried in the dank, dark Catacombs of Paris?

6 million

In a testament to the longevity of Paris and its many deceased inhabitants, millions upon millions of people are buried here; you can see stacks of bones and skulls that seem to go on forever.

60,0000

60,000

Question 6 of 30

How many miles long are the caves and tunnels that make up the Paris Catacombs?

10 miles

70 miles

200 miles

With more than 200 miles of tunnels and caves, there is enough freaky stuff in this one area to keep you terrified for a lifetime.

Question 7 of 30

Why did the Japanese abandon Battleship Island, a massive coal mining community in the middle of the ocean?

Coal went out of vogue.

In the 1960s, petroleum gained favor and coal wasn’t as necessary; the huge, creepy is completely abandoned and supposedly haunted.

It was radioactive.

It was haunted.

Question 8 of 30

In which movie did Battleship Island appear?

"Skyfall"

It was the hideout for the evil mastermind Raoul Silva in "Skyfall."

"Ghost Island"

"Legends of the Fall"

Question 9 of 30

In Lithuania you can visit a hill that’s full of what objects?

animal carcasses

skulls

crosses

More than 100,000 tilted and jumbled crosses are crammed into a small hill, creating a scene that is peaceful in the daytime and scary at night.

Question 10 of 30

How was the Door to Hell in Turkmenistan formed?

gas field collapse

In 1971, Soviet engineers built a natural gas platform that collapsed into an underground cavern; the gas was ignited and it still burns, creating an eerie glow.

nuclear reactor meltdown

Satan

Question 11 of 30

The Tower of London is supposedly haunted by which ghost?

Duke of Gloucester

Henry VI

The mentally unstable Henry VI was imprisoned in the tower multiple times and may have been murdered there.

William the Conqueror

Question 12 of 30

Visitors to the Tower of London have reported seeing which gruesome scene?

a headless body

Some say the headless body is that of Queen Anne Boleyn, who was beheaded at the Tower in 1536.

mutilated dogs

bloody walls

Question 13 of 30

How many mummified bodies are there in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, in Sicily?

200

20

8000

Many of the bodies (mostly skeletal) are just hanging out in their nice clothes, waiting to pounce on you if the lights happen to go out.

Question 14 of 30

Why is the Manila Film Center supposedly haunted?

Three actors were murdered backstage.

It caught fire on its opening night.

Construction workers were killed by failed scaffolding.

One hundred and sixty-nine workers died when construction failed and many sank into wet concrete, where they perished; officials were so nervous about the fallout that they didn't allow emergency teams on site for 9 hours.

Question 15 of 30

The Beelitz-Heilstätten facility was used for what purpose?

World War II bomb victims

tuberculosis victims

It was used for World War I wounded (including Adolph Hitler) and also for many tuberculosis sufferers; the eerie, enormous compound is now completely abandoned.

lunatics

Question 16 of 30

Japan's Aokigahara forest is perhaps best known by which nickname?

Suicide Forest

This dense forest has become an infamous mecca of sorts for people who decide to commit suicide; sometimes the bodies aren't discovered for years.

Murder Forest

Dead Body Forest

Question 17 of 30

What is the most popular method of suicide in Suicide Forest?

hanging

Most people off themselves by hanging, but poisoning is also high on the list.

poisoning

self-inflicted gunshot

Question 18 of 30

The Sedlec Ossuary, in the Czech Republic, has artist sculptures and objects made from what?

dried dog carcasses

owl heads

human remains

The skeletons of perhaps 70,000 people were used to fashion all sorts of insane objects, such as a chandelier made from skulls.

Question 19 of 30

What happened to the town named Oradour-sur-Glane?

It was massacred by Nazis.

In 1944, the Nazis massacred more than 600 people in this French town; its crumbling remains are left as a memorial to their lives.

Toxic gases from a mine overwhelmed everyone.

It was used for bomb tests.

Question 20 of 30

What unique feature would you have found inside Iulia Hasdeu Castle in Romania?

a stairway to an underground swamp

a room with black walls

The walls of one room were painted entirely black for spiritualism purposes as a desperate father tried to contact his dead daughter.

a torture rack in the kitchen

Question 21 of 30

Why is the North Yungas Road in Bolivia known as "Death Road"?

Many people fall to their deaths on it.

This high, winding is so narrow that perhaps 200 to 300 people die every year trying to travel its length.

Rabid animals attack travelers.

Drug cartels brutalize anyone who dares use the road.

Question 22 of 30

Where is the Hell Fire Club located?

France

England

Ireland

It was an 18th-century hunting lodge with a reputation for people who loved the occult (and debauchery); its ruins still stand on Montpelier Hill in Ireland.

Question 23 of 30

Visitors to the Hell Fire Club are often freaked out by the sighting of what paranormal figure?

a huge black cat

This eerie location is open to the public, and you may spot the enormous angry cat if you're really lucky.

a snarling wolf

a blood-soaked witch

Question 24 of 30

Why did the Parisians begin burying their dead in the Paris Catacombs in 1786?

A plague was spreading.

It was easier than digging holes.

There were just too many dead bodies in the city's cemeteries.

Cemeteries were so overfilled that they created a lasting stench; the catacombs were a natural solution to an odiferous problem.

Question 25 of 30

What ghost might you spot if you visit Raynham Hall in England?

the Black Lady

the White Lady

the Brown Lady

In 1936, a photographer captured an image of the Brown Lady, the ghost of Lady Dorothy Walpole, making her one of the most famous ghosts in the world.

Question 26 of 30

Scotland's Edinburgh Castle sits on top of what feature?

extinct volcano

Perched atop an extinct volcano, the huge castle has been considered one of the world's most haunted places for a very long time.

mass grave

witch's tomb

Question 27 of 30

In 1912, how many people were killed in the Axe Murder House, located in Villisca, Iowa?

8

Two adults and six children were brutally chopped by a man who was never caught; the house is reportedly buzzing with paranormal activity, and you can sleep there for a night for a fee.

10

12

Question 28 of 30

What can you witness thanks to the Igorot people in the Philippines?

hanging coffins

The Igorot hang coffins on the sides of cliffs, leading to a macabre display; the idea is to keep bodies safe from flooding and animals and to speed a soul's journey to heaven.

flaming ghosts

piles of burned bodies

Question 29 of 30

What happened to the city of Pripyat, which is completely abandoned?

a nuclear accident

Pripyat, Ukraine was just too close to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, which malfunctioned in 1986; the town of 50,000 was evacuated in a single day, leaving behind undisturbed remnants of human lives.

bombed during WWII

outbreak of the plague

Question 30 of 30

In 1793, a doorkeeper became lost in the Paris Catacombs and died there. How long was it before his body was discovered?

11 years

The catacombs are so vast that no one found him for 11 years; let that be a reminder to you to stay away from Earth's scariest places.